Home Health Nurse ,
I wake up at 6am and get to my patients house around 7:45am. When I get there I will check her oxygen levels and give her morning medicine she needs.
CAREER
Home Health Aides
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$29,430
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
0% (little or no change)
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Home Health Aides Do
Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication. Work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities.
Other Job Titles Home Health Aides May Have
Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA), Certified Nurses Aide (CNA), Home Care Aide, Home Health Aide (HHA)
How Leaders Describe a Typical Day at Work
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Bathe patients.
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
- Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Home Health Aides
Most common level of education among people in
this career: High school diploma or equivalent (63%)
High school diploma or equivalent
Post-secondary certificate
Associate's degree
Majors Related to Career
Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
Suggested Path
Bachelor
Go to school on campus, and not online.
Home Health Nurse ,
Suggested Path
Bachelor
Medical Informatics
Getting Started
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